Taylor Lautner Workout Routine

As a star of Twilight, Taylor Lautner turned a lot of heads with his lean body in New Moon. While Taylor already had a nice six pack from his days as a martial artist, he added 20lbs of lean muscle mass. This allowed him to really capture the character of Jacob Black.



As a 17 year old, Taylor Lautner was able to easily add muscle mass by doing a good strength training routine and ensuring that he ate enough calories. There were a couple unique aspects of Taylor Lautner workout that allowed him to gain muscle mass:

Negative reps: he would focus on the downward motion of lifts to put extra strain on his muscles

Varied sets, reps, and weight: this prevented his body from adapting to his workout routine

Used giant rubber bands to create extra tension: he added these rubber bands to the free weights to force his muscles to work through a full range of motion



Taylor also knew that he should not overtain his muscles. He took every 3rd day off and never exercised more than 5 times per week. Despite his six pack, he didn't overtain abs either, merely training them 3 days per week by doing leg raises, planks, and reverse crunches.